Villafranca del Bierzo is a village and municipality located in the comarca of El Bierzo.

Villafranca del Bierzo lies 187 kilometers from Santiago de Compostela and is located between Ponferrada and O Cebreiro on the Way of St. James pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela.

Main sights include:

• Collegiate church of Santa María (16th-17th centuries)
• Church of St. John (12th century)
• Church of St. Nicholas (17th century)
• Church of Santiago the Apostle (12th-13th centuries)
• Monastery of the Annunciation: hosts the spoils of saint Lawrence of Brindisi
• Monastery of St. Francis de Asís (13th century), of which only the late Romanesque church remains, with the upper façade and the two bell towers added in Baroque style during the 18th century.
• Castle of the Counts of Pena Ramiro (16th century), with four towers
• Palace of the Marquisses of Villafrance (18th century)
• Palace of Torquemada (18th century)